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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keith Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Gamble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Gamble looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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177 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keith Morton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matthew Gamble!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gamble!
Morton with the ground and pound but Gamble regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gamble blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morton.
Gamble tries to get to full guard but Morton has control of the leg.
Gamble wants to control but Morton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morton slips a nice elbow through Gamble's hands, connecting with Gamble's forehead.
Morton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamble controlling the position well.
Gamble is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gamble is just riding it out for now. Morton eventually gives up the hold.
Morton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gamble is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Morton winds up and cracks Gamble with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gamble is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morton scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamble wants to control but Morton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gamble looks winded!
Morton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Morton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gamble is just riding it out for now. Morton eventually gives up the hold.
Gamble has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morton is working away from the top position though.
Morton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morton working the head and body with strikes.
Gamble desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gamble on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Morton lands with a punch from half guard.
Morton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gamble taking some punishment here, with Morton in his half guard.
Gamble looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gamble on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morton working over Gamble with some ground and pound. Gamble looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gamble has hold of Morton's hands but Morton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gamble sees it coming and defends easily.
Gamble has hold of Morton's hands but Morton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Morton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gamble has Morton up against the cage in a clinch.
Gamble is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morton is defending well.
Gamble is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gamble wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamble tries to stall but Morton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morton wants to break free but Gamble has control.
Morton stops a takedown attempt from Gamble.
Keith Morton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Gamble.
Gamble is breathing heavily.
Morton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matthew Gamble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gamble looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gamble wants to get back to his feet but Morton is dominant here and he's now got Gamble's back!
Gamble takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Morton lands punches and elbows.
Morton trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gamble doesn't escape.
Keith Morton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gamble takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Morton tightening his grip on Gamble, looking for the choke.
Morton is punishing Gamble with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morton lands a shot to the body.
Gamble covers up after that shot from Morton.
Morton lands a shot to the body.
I really don't envy Gamble right now.
Morton punishes Gamble with strikes from the back mount.
Morton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gamble tries to escape the position.
Morton lands a shot to the body.
Morton avoiding Gamble 's attempts to control his hands.
Gamble is trying to remain composed but Morton is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Morton scores with punches to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamble defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Morton's arms.
You can see the frustration on Gamble's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Morton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gamble can do to turn this around?
Morton is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Morton gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Morton gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Morton apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Keith Morton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gamble's half guard.
Morton working the head and body with strikes.
Morton is looking for a kimura here.
Morton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morton connects with a nice short shot to Gamble's temple.
Morton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Morton there.
Morton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Morton dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Morton shoots in for a double leg but Gamble sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gamble looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morton is fending him off so far but Gamble persists. Nope, Morton circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Morton with that takedown attempt.
Morton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gamble.
Morton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morton showed some decent athleticism there.
Gamble is looking to get back to is feet but Morton passes into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morton working the ground and pound.
Morton lands an elbow.
Morton lands a nice forearm strike.
Gamble takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morton lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton working away.
Morton is looking to take a break and control but Gamble is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morton lands some shots froms side control.
Morton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Morton working the ground and pound from side control.
Gamble manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamble on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gamble taking some punishment here, with Morton in his half guard.
Morton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Morton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morton connects with a nice short shot to Gamble's temple.
Morton is nestled in close to Gamble, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morton lands a nice short elbow.
Morton seems to be looking for submissions.
Still in half guard, Morton seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Morton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton is nestled in close to Gamble, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gamble actively working from the bottom here.
Morton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gamble has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gamble is trying to stand back up but Morton is controlling him
Morton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gamble has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gamble is looking for a sweep. Morton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Morton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Morton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gamble tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Morton manages to move to mount!
Gamble in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gamble is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Morton has taken his back.
Morton softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morton controls the action.
Matthew Gamble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keith Morton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morton not allowing Gamble to control his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Morton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Morton!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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